10:18 PM,
Mar. 6, 2014

The Flyers and Maple Leafs swapped James van Riemsdyk for Luke Schenn (pictured) on draft day in 2012.

Written by

Dave Isaac
(South Jersey) Courier-Post

In most NHL locker rooms, a trip to Toronto is special. There are usually a few players on every roster from Canada's most populous city.

Wayne Simmonds, Steve Mason, Steve Downie, Zac Rinaldo, Ray Emery and Matt Read are all from the area, and it's always special to play close to home. For Luke Schenn, born 1,765 miles away in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, it's special for a different reason.

"I played there for four years, got drafted there, kind of grew up there for the first few years I broke into the league," Schenn said. "I have a lot of great friends and teammates and the whole staff and ...